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All of Barack Obama's Reading Lists (2009-2023)

"Explore all of former United States President Barack Obama's reading lists for summer and beyond, all the way back from his first year in the Oval Office, 2009, until the present." from The Literary Lifestyle, by Jules Buono
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Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
1
Matthew Desmond
Small Mercies (Dennis Lehane)
Small Mercies
2
Dennis Lehane
King: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
King: A Life
3
Jonathan Eig
Hello Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)
Hello Beautiful
4
Ann Napolitano
All the Sinners Bleed (S. A. Crosby)
All the Sinners Bleed
5
S. A. Crosby
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
6
Eleanor Catton
The Wager (David Grann)
The Wager
7
David Grann
Blue Hour (Tiffany Clarke Harrison)
Blue Hour
8
Tiffany Clarke Harrison
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation (Imani Perry)
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
9
Imani Perry
Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Afterlives
10
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
11
Charmaine Wilkerson
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Kate Beaton)
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
12
Kate Beaton
The Furrows (Namwali Serpell)
The Furrows
13
Namwali Serpell
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Ed Yong)
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
14
Ed Yong
Liberation Day (George Saunders)
Liberation Day
15
George Saunders
The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)
The Light We Carry
16
Michelle Obama
The Revolutionary Samuel Adams (Stacy Schiff)
The Revolutionary Samuel Adams
17
Stacy Schiff
The School for Good Mothers (Jessamine Chan)
The School for Good Mothers
18
Jessamine Chan
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
19
Emily St.John Mandel
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
20
Herman Diaz
Blood in the Garden (Chris Herring)
Blood in the Garden
21
Chris Herring
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
22
Jennifer Egan
The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang)
The Family Chao
23
Lan Samantha Chang
The Great Experiment (Yascha Mounk)
The Great Experiment
24
Yascha Mounk
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance
25
Hanif Abdurraqib
Mouth to Mouth (Antoine Wilson)
Mouth to Mouth
26
Antoine Wilson
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
27
S.A. Cosby
Silverview (John Le Carre)
Silverview
28
John Le Carre
To Paradise (Hanya Yanagihara)
To Paradise
29
Hanya Yanagihara
Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
30
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Why We're Polarized (Ezra Klein)
Why We're Polarized
31
Ezra Klein
Aftershocks (Nadia Owusu)
Aftershocks
32
Nadia Owusu
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
33
Qian Julie Wang
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
34
Anthony Doerr
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
35
Jonathan Franzen
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
36
Michelle Zauner
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
37
Dawnie Walton
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
38
Colson Whitehead
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
How the Word Is Passed
39
Clint Smith
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City (Andrea Elliott)
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City
40
Andrea Elliott
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